Block for embankment

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to an embankment block. There are provided a base frame  30  having a center with a through hole, and a plurality of connection members  32  that are downwardly extended from an outer surface of a rim of the base frame  30  wherein a front end of the same has an outwardly bent connection part  38 . A plurality of through holes  34  are formed in a rim of the base frame  30  wherein said through holes  34  vertically pass through by the partition plate  36 . The connection member  32  is widened in an outer direction of the rim of the base frame  30  and is slanted at a certain slope.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a block for embankment, and inparticular to an embankment block that has a simple structure and iseasily fabricated, and a handling and construction of the same are easy,and embankment blocks may be connected in various methods, so that theembankment blocks are well adapted to an embankment and slanted surface.

BACKGROUND ART

Generally, an embankment block is used for preventing a destruction of abank or slanted surface of river and helps plants grow well.

In the existing Korean patent invented by the same inventor as thepresent invention concerning the embankment block, as shown in FIG. 1,presents a block for embankment 24 that has a base frame 16 that has arim part 10, and a horizontal part 12 and a vertical part 14 that crossin the rim part 10 each other, a connection member 20 extended from alower surface of the rim part 10 and having a connection part 18 in afront end of the same, and a support protrusion part 22 perpendicularlyextending from a crossing point of the horizontal part 12 and thevertical part 14.

In the above conventional embankment block, a space filled with soil isformed between the upper and lower body parts in such a manner that theupper, lower, left and right sides communicate each other, and the soilfilled into the space is combined and becomes one lump, so that theblock is buried in integration with soil. Therefore, it is possible toachieve a hard and stable burying state of blocks. Even when time ispassed long time, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon that soil andsand are missed and destroyed.

In particular, since the spaces filled with soil communicate in theupper, lower, left and right sides, the stem or roots of plants spreadwell through the space in the upper and lower directions as well as leftand right directions for thereby growing well naturally. Therefore, theburied state of the blocks becomes more stable by the stems and roots ofplants.

In addition, water plants capable of purifying water may be planted inthe portion submerged under water for thereby effectively purifyingwater. Since the blocks are formed of waste plastic, the resource can besaved, and a low cost and economical construction are achieved.

However, the conventional embankment blocks have complicated structureand heavy, so that it is impossible to fabricate, move and engage theblocks. Therefore, it has problems that can cause the increase of thefabrication cost, and the decrease of work efficiency.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide anembankment block capable of overcoming the problems encountered in theconventional art.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an embankmentblock that is capable of achieving a simple and light structure and aneasier fabrication, transfer and engaging work.

To achieve the above objects, this block for embankment includes thebase frame wherein the center can pass through upper and lower sides;and plurality of connection members that are downwardly extended fromthe outer surface of this base frame and has a connection part of whicha front portion is outwardly bent in.

In the embankment block according to the present invention, the rim ofthe base frame includes plurality of through holes in the partitionplate penetrating up and down.

In the embankment block according to the present invention, theconnection member is slanted getting wider to the outer direction of thebase frame's rim.

In the embankment block according to the present invention, in the innerside of the connection part a reinforcing rib is formed in the in alongitudinal direction.

In the embankment block according to the present invention, theconnection part has a connection hole to connect the correspondingembankment block.

In the embankment block according to the present invention, the frontportion of the connection part has a narrow width and in the backportion has a guide part leading the front portion of the connectionpart so that it can be overlapped with the corresponding connection partof the embankment block.

In the embankment block according to the present invention, from theplurality of the connection members, in one of the lower side of theconnection part forms an engaging protrusion and in the other lower sideof the connection part forms an engaging hole that the correspondingengaging protrusion of the other embankment block can be inserted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The present invention will become better understood with reference tothe accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustrationand thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein;

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional embankmentblock;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an embankment block accordingto an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state of a pair ofembankment block connected together according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a principal perspective view illustrating a state that theconnection part of the embankment block and the neighboring connectionpart of the embankment block overlapped in tier structure according tothe present invention;

FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating a state that plurality of embankmentblocks are connected in a horizontal direction according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 is a plane figure illustrating a state that plurality ofembankment blocks are connected in a horizontal direction according tothe present invention;

FIG. 7 is an outline plane figure illustrating an embankment block ofFIG. 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is an outline plane figure illustrating another embankment blockof FIG. 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the embankment block according to the presentinvention includes a base frame 30 having a center portion with athrough hole, and a plurality of connection members 32 downwardlyextended from a rim of the base frame 30.

The base frame 30 is formed of a rectangular frame shape having acertain width. The base frame 30 includes a through hole 34 formed atits center. A plurality of partition plates 36 partition the throughhole 34 by a certain width.

The connection members 32 are downwardly extended from an outer surfaceof a rim of the base frame 30, and a connection part 38 is provided atan extended end portion wherein the connection part 38 is outwardlybent.

The connection members 32 are widened in an outer direction of the rimand are slanted at a certain slope. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 40are formed in an inner surface of the connection member in alongitudinal direction. Here, the reinforcing ribs 40 are preferablyconnected with the partition plate 36 of the base frame for therebyachieving an enhanced reinforcing function with respect to theembankment blocks.

A connection hole 42 is provided in the connection part 38 of theconnection member 32 for connecting the connection parts 38 each otherin such a manner that the connection parts 38 of the same embankmentblock, in which the connection members 32 are opposite to each other,are abutted and overlapped for thereby horizontally connecting the same.

In the connection member 32, both sides of the front end of theconnection part 38 are cut-away part by a certain width in such a mannerthat the connection parts 38 of the connected same embankment blocks areabutted with each other or are overlapped in multiple layers, so thatthe connection parts 38 are provided on the same height as theconnection hole 42. A guide part 44 is formed at a portion in which theconnection member 32 and the connection part 38 meet each other, so thatthe front end of the cut-away part connection part 38 is overlapped withthe connection part 38 of the same embankment block.

An engaging protrusion 46 or an engaging hole 48 is formed in a lowersurface of the connection part 38 of each connection member 32 forthereby being selectively engaged with the lower surface of theconnection part 38 of the same embankment block. For example, in thepresent embodiment of the present invention, an engaging protrusion 46is formed in the connection part 38 of one side formed about a diagonalline along four connection members 32 extended from the base frame 30,and an engaging hole 48 is formed in the connection part 38 of the otherside.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are views illustrating an example of the engagement of theembankment blocks according to the present invention. The sameembankment blocks in which the connection members 32 are opposite toeach other are connected using an engaging member 50 in such a mannerthat the connection parts 38 are abutted with each other. At this time,the engaging protrusions 46 and the engaging holes 48 of the connectionparts 38 are first engaged before the embankment blocks are connectedusing the engaging members 50.

Here, the engaging shoulder 50 a is formed at both ends of the engagingmember 50 wherein one end of the same is caught by an outer rim part ofthe connection hole 42, and the other end passing through the other sideis widened and caught by the outer rim part of the connection hole 42 ofthe other side as the corresponding connection members 32 are insertedinto a pair of the connection holes 42 that are at the same height inclosely contacting state. A cut-away part 50 b elastically cut-away in alongitudinal direction is formed at the center of the other end passingthrough the other side.

In addition, the widened end portion of the engaging member 50 iscontracted for escaping the engaging member 50 engaged to the connectionhole 42 and is pushed in the reverse direction for thereby releasing theengagement.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are views illustrating another engaging example of theembankment blocks according to the present invention. The embankmentblocks of FIG. 3 are connected in a horizontal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the base frame of the embankment block is notlimited to the rectangular shape. Namely, it may be formed in apentagonal, hexagonal or circular shape.

In the embankment blocks according to the present invention, the spacesformed in the blocks and filled with soil communicate with upper, lower,left and right sides in the same manner as the conventional embankmentblocks. The soil is filled therein and is combined with other soil forthereby forming one lump, so that the embankment blocks are buried in astate that blocks and soil are integral with each other. Therefore, theburied state of the blocks is hard and stable. The soil is not lost anddestroyed after a long time period. In particular, the spaces filledwith soil communicate with upper, lower, left and right sides, stems orroots of plants can spread in the upper and lower directions as well asthe left and right directions through the spaces, so that plants cannaturally grow. The buried state of the blocks becomes more stable bythe stems and roots of plants growing in the above manner.

In addition, water plants capable of purifying water may be planted inthe portion submerged under water for thereby effectively purifyingwater. Since the blocks are formed of waste plastics, the resource issaved, and the fabrication cost is low. Economical fabrication isachieved.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As described above, in the embankment blocks of the present invention,the base frame forms a connection member in each rim, and a connectionpart on the front end of the connection member. The structure of theembankment blocks is hard and stable and light. Therefore, thefabrication, transfer and engaging work are easily performed. Thefabrication cost is decreased, and the work efficiency is enhanced. Theconnection constructions of the embankment blocks are variouslyachieved. Therefore, the present invention may be well adapted to acorresponding bank or a slanted surface of road.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. As thepresent invention may be embodied in several forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also beunderstood that the above-described examples are not limited by any ofthe details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified,but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope asdefined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes andmodifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, orequivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to beembraced by the appended claims.

1. An embankment block comprising: a base frame comprising a rimincluding a plurality of holes and a center through hole enclosed by therim, wherein the plurality of holes and the center through hole areseparated by a plurality of partition plates; a plurality of connectionmembers that are downwardly and outwardly extended from outer surfacesof the rim of the base frame, wherein each of the connection members isextended off from a first plane defined by the base frame; a pluralityof outwardly bent connection parts, each of which is fixed at an end ofeach of the plurality of the connection members, wherein each of theconnection parts are disposed substantially in parallel to and off fromthe first plane defined by the base frame; a plurality of connectionholes provided vertically to the first plane through the connectionparts; a plurality of engaging protrusions provided in at least some ofthe connection parts; a plurality of engaging holes configured to engagewith engaging protrusions of a neighboring block; and a plurality ofguide parts, two of which are extended toward the base frame from eachconnection part so as to guide a connection part of a neighboring block,wherein each of the connection parts is configured to be connected in ahorizontal direction aligning the base frames in one plane using theconnection holes and the guide parts of neighboring embankment blocks oroverlapped and connected in tier structure aligning the base frames intwo parallel planes using the connection holes, the engagingprotrusions, and the engaging holes of the neighboring embankmentblocks.
 2. The block of claim 1, wherein at least one connection memberis outwardly widened in the outer side direction of the rim of the baseframe.
 3. The block of claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing ribformed in a longitudinal direction in an inner surface of at least onsaid connection member.
 4. The block of claim 1, wherein at least onesaid connection hole is configured to connect with neighboring blocks.5. The block of claim 4, wherein each said guide part is formed at arear end of each said connection part for thereby guiding the front endof the connection part in such a manner that it is overlapped with aconnection part of a neighboring embankment block, and wherein the frontend of each said connection narrow width relative to the rear end. 6.The block of claim 1, wherein at least one engaging protrusion is formedin lower surface of at least one said connection part, and wherein atleast one said engaging hole is formed in a lower surface of the atleast one connection part and capable of receiving at least one engagingprotrusion of a neighboring embankment block.